Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-19
A BIG DAY.

The Coming Dedication of the Soldiers
 Monument-A Plan of Exercises Sub
 mitted for the COmmittee,S Consider
 ation and Submitted to the CommIt-
 tee on Exercises.
 The general committee on the dedication of the soldiers and sailors monument, on East Rock park held a meeting at City Hall last evening. A plan of dedicating the monument was submitted to the com mittee by Comrade John Mccarthy, who rec commended it as one worthy the hour and occasion. It was as follows
 Eirst7That the the, monument be dedicated on the
 Second-That the town, city, Grand Army, Con- necticut National Guard and civic societies join in making the day all that New Haven's honor and Third-That President Cleveland and Mrs Cleve- land, Admiral Porter General Fairchild command erin chief of the Grand Army, Governor Louns- bury and the State ofcers senators and represent | ticipate in the dedication exercises Fourth-rhat the Grand Army of Connect; cut be afternoon and evening of the I6th of June and eu- Hill on the morning of the 17th Fffth-That suitable display of fireworks be made from the front of East Rock the closing piece | to be representation of the victory of the Moni tor oyer the MeFr1mac err and watch fires to be light | Rocks in the evening of the 16th Sixth-That the Connecticut National Guard be
 battle of the 17th and act escort to the Pres | ident and the parade Seventh-That the Secretary of the Navy be re- quested to order as many ships to New Haven
 he may deem proper to take in the exercises of the day.
 Eighth-That Major General Alfred H. Terry be | requested to deliver the oration. Nlnth-That the dedication exercises to cam 1 mence at noon with the national anthem ssAmeri-
 ca, Ito be sung by grand chorus of boys and schools in the town; and thirty-eight young ladies l the States of the Union. Tenth-Invocation prayer Eleventh-The surrender of the monument to the town by the committee. Twelfth-Acceptance by the town. Thirteenth -Unveiing of the monument by the
 President, assisted by the oldest veteran soldier of New Haven present. commander in chief of the Grand Army, assisted | by the oldest veteran sailor of New Haven pres Fifteenth-Unfurling of the State flag by the Governor assisted by the youngest veteran soldier l of the rebellion. Sixteenth-Decorating of the monument by Mrs. Cleveland, assisted by the young ladies represent Seventeenth-That a national salute be fired from Indian Head and from the ships in the harbor, the bells of the churches and the fire alarm be rung during the unveiling of the monument and the un-
 Eighteenth Star spangled Banner to be sung by the children and people. accompanied by the
 Nineteenth-o -oration.
 Twentieth-The town presenting the monument
 Twenty p ip trust s by the Mayer Blue by the children and people accompanied by the band.
 Twenty third Grand march to the city where the parade will be reviewed by President Cleveland and guests in front of the City Hall.
 The whole matter was by vote referred to the committee exercises, to be raised.
 Senator J. D. Plunkett, Fred Waldron, Commander Coe and General Merwin all made soul stirring speeches that the occasion would be one of New Haven's greatest events and that the public should take great inter- est in the matter.
 It was decided that the field and line off cers of the Second regiment be added to the general committee; also the editors of all the New Haven dailies. Governor Harrison is to be instructed to notify General Terry of the invitation for him to make the oration of the day.
 Mayor York, Selectman Reynolds, J. D. Plunkett, Colenel Fox and Colonel White were instructed committee to appear be- fore the committee on military affairs in Hartford in regard to having all the National Guard of Connecticut attend this grand eel ebration.
 The next meeting of the committee occurs on Tuesday evening.